Regimental number | 1916 |
Place of birth | Coleraine, Victoria |
School | Coleraine State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Coleraine, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Joseph F. Friend, Coleraine, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 46th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Millencourt, France |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Millencourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Row B, Grave No. 37), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 141 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph Frederick and Bridget Agnes FRIEND, Coleraine, Victoria |
Medals |
Military Medal 'At POZIERES during the night 9th/10th August, 1916. Private FRIEND passed three times through a very heavy enemy barrage carrying messages from front line to Battalion Headquarters. The work of this man was throughout excellent and he showed great coolness and pluck.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |